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Tuesday, April 6,1^5
IP Crime Stoppers
Police seek gas station bandits
Robert's Aggieland Mobil at 901 Texas Avenue in College
Station was the site of a hastily planned robbery on Saturday,
March 13 at 10:25 p.m.
Evidence indicated that the robber entered the store, had the
store clerk open the register to make change, then shoved the clerk
away from the register and grabbed all of the contents. After
getting the money, the robber left the store and fled east on Lincoln
Street.
The suspect was described by witness as black male,
approximately 25 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 135-145 pounds,
dark complexion and clean shaven with short hair. The suspect
was last seen wearing a dark knit shocking cap, black wrap
around style sunglasses, a navy collarless shirt and dark pants.
College Station police detectives believe the suspect may live in
the area of the robbery.
This week Crime Stoppers and the College Station Police
Department need your help to identify the persons responsible for
these robberies. If you have information that could be helpful, call
Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS.
When you call, you don't have to give your name. Crime
Stoppers will assign you a special coded number that will be used
to protect your identity.
If your information leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment
Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers
also pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location
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Correction
A photo that appeared in
Friday's issue of The Battalion
identified a woman performing at
the Second Annual Aggie Culture
Extravaganza, United Colors of
A&M as a member of the
Philippine Student Association.
The woman is a member of the
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The Battalion regrets the error.
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STEVE O'BRIEN, Editor in Chief
JASON LOUGHMAN, Managing Editor
STACY FEDUCIA, Opinion Editor
KYLE BURNETT, News Editor
DAVE THOMAS, News Editor
TODD STONE, City Editor
DON NORWOOD, Sports Editor
SUSAN OWEN, Lifestyles Editor
DARRIN HILL, Photo Editor
Staff Members
Reporters — Mark Evans, Melody Dunne, Reagan Clamon, Cheryl Heller, Matari Jones, Juli Phillips, Jennifer
Smith, Brandi Jordan, Gina Howard, Stephanie Pattillo, Robin Roach, Julie Chelkowski, Jeff Gosmano, Jason Cox,
Kevin Lindstrom, Mary Kujawa and Shelia Vela
News desk — Belinda Blancarte, Lisa Borrego, Carey Eagan, Lance Holmes, Elizabeth Lowe, Jennifer Mentlik,
Ravae Villafranca and Heather Winch
Photographers — Kevin Ivy, Robert J. Reed, Billy Moran, Joseph Greenslade, Richard Dixon, Craig Fox, John W.
Bartram and Mark Ybarra
Lifestyles — Anas Ben-Musa, Dena Dizdar, Melissa Holubec and Jenny Magee
Sports writers — William Harrison, Michael Plumer and David Winder
Columnists — Julie Ralston, Toni Garrard Clay, Matthew Dickerson, Chris Whitley, Robert Vasquez, Rich
Henderson, Dave Brooks, John Scroggs and Janet Holder
Cartoonists — Thomas Deeny, George Nasr, Clay Welch, Boomer Cardinale and Jeff Crone
Graphic Artist - Jennifer Petteway
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Holiday important political lesson, rabbi says
Passover celebrates Jewish liberation
By ROBIN ROACH
The Battalion
Passover marks the liberation of the Jews
from Egypt and is probably the most
important political lesson in history, Rabbi
Peter Tarlow said Monday night at the B'nai
B'rith Hillel Foundation Passover Seder.
Jews take part in Seder, the symbolic meal
eaten during Passover, to recognize the
hardships of the Jewish slaves and celebrates
their freedom. Passover celebrates the
freedom of Jews from Egyptian slavery.
"The Seder meal is a lesson," Tarlow said.
"The theme of the meal is to go from slavery to
freedom."
The meal teaches that each individual has a
right to live their life in freedom and with
dignity, he said.
During the traditional Seder meal, Jews
recognize their oppressed ancestors through
symbolic foods. They eat unleavened bread,
or matzos, as a remembrance of the Jewish
ancestors who fled Egypt before their bread
had time to leaven; bitter herbs symbolize the
bitter times; salt water symbolizes their tears;
charoses is symbolic of the mortar; and an egg
represents new life.
Mike Pinkus, chair of the United Jewish
Appeal of Texas A&M University Hillel, said
all of the symbolization is left up to
interpretation by the Jews.
During the Seder, the lesson is read from
the Haggadah, a book explaining the Sedei
ritual, that tells the story of Passover. The
lesson leads the dinner in a traditional order.
Readings from the Haggadah come before
and after the meal is served. The celebration
ends with grace which is sung in Hebrew.
The Seder is traditionally recognized with
the family during the week-long celebration of
Passover.
Health Tips
Allergy symptoms and causes: part II of a two-part series
By KRISTIN OGRODOWICZ
AND DR. JANE COHEN
A,P. Brute! Health Center
The chief trigger of allergies
are mast cells, which are present
in the mucous membranes of our
eyes and nose. When stimulated
by allergens such as pollen, house
dust mites and pet dander, mast
cells disintegrate, releasing hista
mine. This sets off an allergic re
action, in any or all of these
forms: runny nose, sneezing,
nasal congestion, headaches and
itchy, watery eyes.
Some common allergy triggers
are dust mites, tree pollen, rag
weed pollen, grass pollen, pet
dander and foods.
Dust mites thrive on dandruff,
sloughed skin and other causes of
common house dust. Their fa
vorite spot is within mattresses,
which contains the kind of warm
and humid environment they en-
i«y-
Tree, ragweed, and grass pol
lens travel airborne and are so
small that the particles are invisi
ble to the naked eye. Although
they are no bigger than the width
of a hair, every grain of pollen
has a distinctive shape, depend
ing on the species of the plant,
tree, grass, or weed.
Dander, or dandruff, is pro
duced by humans, house pets,
and other animals when they
shed dead skin cells. In addition
to the obvious culprits, such as
dogs or cats, the possibility of re
action from horse products in car
pet matting or horse hair stuffing
antique furniture should not be
overlooked.
Allergies are caused mostly by
light, wind-born pollen from
trees, grasses and weeds. Color
ful, scented flowers such as gold-
enrod, whose pollen is too heavy
and sticky to be carried in the
wind, should not be a concern.
Ragweed pollen causes the
most allergies, followed by vari
ous grass and tree pollens. As a
general rule, trees pollinate in the
spring, grasses in the summer
and ragweed from August to Oc
tober. Pollen counts are higher
after warm, sunny days and low
est on cool, cloudy days or after
rainfall.
Most radio stations warn of
high pollen count days. Pollen
counts are highest in the morning
between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. and
gradually decrease throughout
the day.
Frost does kill outdoor pollen-
producing plants; however, aller
gies may continue to be triggered
by indoor allergens and irritants
such as mold, animal dander and
dust.
To reduce allergy problems,
keep the household as clean and
dust free as possible. Change
bedding sheets once a week and
wash them in hot water to kill all
of the microscopic dust mites that
live on your sloughed off skin
cells.
Don't open the windows in
our house because the fresh air
rings in pollens floating around
in he outside and also stirs up
pollens all ready in your home. If
you are allergic, stay away from
pets, they will have you sneezing
and tearing in no time.
Stay inside if possible between
the hours of 5 a.m. - 10 a.m,
when the most pollen is in the air.
Do not keep your house plants
inside the home, they collect dust
rapidly. The same goes for stor
ing books on open bookcases.
Wood floors are preferred over
carpeting because they can be
cleaned more thoroughly than
carpet.
When sleeping do not sleep on
pillows stuffed with feathers or
down comforters, they provide
an ideal setting for the dust mite
to flourish. When cutting grass,
wear a mask so you do not irri
tate your allergy sensitivities fur
ther.
Constant, year-round, water,
itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose,
and headaches are no laughing
matter as millions of Americans
suffer from allergies will attest.
If allergy symptoms persist,
seek an allergy specialist and be
tested. Some may need to take
prescription medicine and or im
munotherapy, which are simply
allergy shots that will build your
immunity over time to your par
ticular allergens.
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